Dr Julian Widdowson (1959-2022) The Royal Ballet School are shocked and deeply saddened to learn that Dr Julian Widdowson has died suddenly. Our most heartfelt condolences and the thoughts and sympathies of all at the School are with his wife and children at this very sad time. Dr Widdowson worked with The Royal Ballet School […]
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Dame Beryl Grey (1927-2022) The Royal Ballet School is saddened to learn that Dame Beryl Grey has died, aged 95. Born on 11 June 1927 in London and brought up in Surrey, Dame Beryl’s story began as for so many of our students at the School, from the age of four taking weekly dance classes,
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The Independent School Inspectorate awards the School its highest rating The Royal Ballet School is always working towards excellence in everything we do and our most important role is teaching and nurturing the students in our care. We were therefore overjoyed to have our continued efforts recognised by the Independent School Inspectorate (ISI), who awarded
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Intensive Courses on Demand: train with The Royal Ballet School, anytime, anywhere We’re always working to increase global access to our world-class teaching. We get so much joy from bringing our masterclasses to locations across Europe, Hong Kong, Korea, and Brazil among other places, and we have been developing new ways to expand our reach
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Dancers in Leeds can now access the full Senior Associate Programme We’re thrilled to be able to expand our world-class training in the unofficial capital of Yorkshire. For the past two years, we’ve been running short courses in Leeds that spanned six three-hour sessions over the school term. These comprehensive sessions extended and complemented the
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Hope Keelan awarded 2022 Royal Ballet Governors’ Gold Medal We are delighted to say that this year’s recipient of The Royal Ballet Governors’ Gold Medal is Hope Keelan. On what was a very moving occasion, all the students and staff of The Royal Ballet School gathered at the foot of the steps outside the Salon
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In memory of our Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Since the sad death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September 2022, we have spent time with our students and our wider community reflecting on her remarkable life and her generous and steadfast support of the School. Her Majesty became Patron of
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Sir Peter Wright made Founding Director Laureate of Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet has announced that Sir Peter Wright’s title will change from Director Laureate to Founding Director Laureate of the company. Sir Peter Wright CBE is central in the history of Birmingham Royal Ballet and was instrumental in moving the then Sadler’s Wells
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022 The Royal Ballet School is deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We send our heartfelt condolences to all who knew and loved her. Her Majesty the Queen became our Patron when the School was awarded its Royal Charter in 1956, and The Royal Ballet School
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Baroness Deborah Bull to chair expert panel for Cultural Education Plan Royal Ballet School alumna Baroness Deborah Bull CBE will chair the Expert Advisory Panel for a new Cultural Education Plan, to start in autumn 2022. The plan was announced in the Schools White Paper in March 2022, with the aim of ensuring access to
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